Synth Punk

Synth punk is a high-energy, avant-garde genre characterized by its fusion of raw, DIY ethos with futuristic electronic instrumentation. Emerging in the late 1970s and early 1980s, synth punk drew from post-punk, new wave, and electronic music traditions, often incorporating distorted synthesizers, driving rhythms, and humorous, irreverent vocals. Artists associated with the genre often pushed boundaries of sonic experimentation, incorporating noise, dissonance, and avant-garde techniques. Synth punk's heyday in the 1980s coincided with the rise of industrial and electronic body music (EBM), but its offbeat, new wave-infused sensibility set it apart. The genre's eccentricity and defiant attitude continue to inspire new generations of musicians and fans, offering a refreshing alternative to more polished, commercial electronic music styles.

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Halloween II.
Single - Released October 29, 2026

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Acid Flavor
All Leather
Androgynous Lemon
Ausmuteants
Automatic
Automatic
BB Eye
Brutini
Crazed
Crim3s
Crunk Witch
Cuir
DEVO
Dirty Jens
Dogma
Drakulas
Ghoulies
Goo Munday
Hierophants
Hot Leather
Hurt Division
Interchain
Jacquy Bitch
Kill Dyll
Kitchen People
Kontroll Csoport
Lady Moustache
Marc Hurtado
Mark Cone
Marridon
Materazi Future Club
Math The Band
NOISY
One Track Brain
POW!
Panther Modern
Powerplant
Radio Bagdad
Rain Hard
Ray Bull
S. Product
Sea Fever
Selma Oxor
Sextile
Shelf Lives
Silicone Prairie
Six Finger Satellite
Suicide
Sushi Punk
TRIP RGAZZI
The C.I.A.
Tit Wrench
Сольвычегодск
DEVO
Rain Hard
Kill Dyll
Dogma
Crim3s
Automatic
Suicide
Ray Bull
Sextile
NOISY
Ausmuteants
Goo Munday
Powerplant
Panther Modern
Ghoulies
Shelf Lives
TRIP RGAZZI
One Track Brain
S. Product
Brutini
Math The Band
Marridon
Hierophants
Cuir
Materazi Future Club
POW!
Dirty Jens
Silicone Prairie
Drakulas
Hurt Division
Six Finger Satellite
Crunk Witch
Sea Fever
BB Eye
Kontroll Csoport
Marc Hurtado
All Leather
999
Mark Cone
Сольвычегодск
The C.I.A.
Radio Bagdad
Hot Leather
Kitchen People
Lady Moustache
Selma Oxor
Jacquy Bitch
Interchain
Sushi Punk
Automatic
Tit Wrench
Acid Flavor
Crazed
Androgynous Lemon